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Quinn Klinefelter

Senior News Editor

“I grab news in the morning, check the papers and the wires, call sources and take a big gulp of coffee,” says Quinn Klinefelter. “That’s how I start the day.” Quinn joined WDET in 1998 after working with the British Broadcasting Corporation, National Public Radio and Wisconsin Public Radio where he produced and hosted news and current events shows. He has been on top of the news for nearly a decade and honored for it by the Wisconsin Broadcasting Association and the Robert F. Hyland/CBS Radio Award for feature reporting for nearly a decade. Klinefelter was literally on top of the news in 1996 when he interviewed then-Senator Bob Dole and stepped on his feet during the Dole/Kemp run for the Presidency.

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Opera artistic director David DiChiera has died in Detroit. Many say he led the rebirth of the city’s downtown by championing culture as a magnet to draw new development in the years following the 1967 riot in Detroit.

Unionized nurses at University of Michigan say they may stage a work stoppage because health officials refuse to budge on new contract negotiations. The university counters it’s offering a competitive package and could take legal action if nurses walk out.

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Ex-U.S. Rep. John Dingell, the longest serving member in the history of Congress, suffered what family members say may have been a small heart attack. He officially left Congress in 2015 after almost 60 years representing Michigan.

The Detroit Lions face the 49ers in San Francisco with both teams hoping to limit the numerous interceptions that plagued both last week. Lions Head Coach Matt Patricia, under fire for poor start, knows SFQB Garoppolo well. Both spent years with the Patriots.

Detroit public school officials want to place water hydration stations in each of the district’s 106 buildings to provide a safe drinking source for students. Officials shut off the drinking water after some buildings showed high levels of lead or copper.

The Detroit Lions begin playing games that count when the team takes on the New York Jets on Monday Night Football. The showcase game follows a poor preseason showing for Detroit. Can the Lions make a playoff run playing in the suddenly very tough NFC North?

Detroit public school officials are shutting off drinking water at all 106 district buildings after finding elevated levels of lead and copper. Cause yet to be determined. Water coolers are now in all school buildings.

A U.S. court has rejected ex-sports doctor Larry Nassar’s appeal of a 60-year sentence for possessing child porn. Defense argued the sentence was inflated because the former Michigan State and USA Gymnastics doctor admitted to molesting females under his care.

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